Northern City

Northern City Islands (Arabic: المدينة الشمالية‎) are a group of islands in the archipelago of Bahrain, lying 9 km (5.6 mi) west of the capital, Manama, on Bahrain Island.

Northern City Islands
Native name:
جزيرة المدينة الشمالية  (Arabic)
Northern City Islands
Location of Northern City Islands in Bahrain
Geography
LocationPersian Gulf
Coordinates26.24°N 50.47°E / 26.24; 50.47
ArchipelagoBahrain
Adjacent bodies of waterPersian Gulf
Total islands1
Major islands
  • Northern City Islands
Area7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation0 m (0 ft)
Administration
GovernorateNorthern Governorate
Largest settlementConstruction camp (pop. 1000)
Demographics
DemonymBahraini
Population1000 (2010)
Pop. density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsBahraini, non-Bahraini
Additional information
Time zone
ISO codeBH-14
Official websitewww.housing.gov.bh/en/ProjectsDocument/Almadeena%20Alshmalya.pdf

Description

The proposed plan for the City was made in 2000. It is a residential area that is being reclaimed and constructed by the Ministry of Housing in Bahrain. The core of the project involves more than 4,100 housing units, of which 3,110 are social housing units. The project costs about BD208 million ($551.7 million), started in January 2012 and is expected to complete in January 2018.[1] on June 2014 work on phase 2 began [2] by Aresco and Tamkon [3] on May 2015 work on phase 4 began, as mentioned in this article [4] on February 2016 work on phase 4 began, by SSH Holdings, on islands 13-14 on the eastern part.[5] [6]

Education

The islands have the new Bahrain University.[7]

Administration

The island belongs to Northern Governorate.

Transportation

There are two causeways connecting Northern City with Bahrain Island:

  • Jid al Haj Bridge
  • Diraz Bridge

A future causeway called the Gulf Drive will connect the islands to Muharraq Island through all reclaimed islands in the north.[8]

  • Map 1
  • District Map
  • The reclaimed land from above in 2007

See also

References
  1. "Bahrain signs $551m affordable housing deal". The Gulf Business News and Analysis. February 2012.
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  8. "map of islands". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-17.


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